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Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: 'after this, therefore because of this') is an informal fallacy that states "Since event Y followed event X, event Y must have been caused by event X." It is a fallacy in which an event is presumed to have been caused by a closely preceding event merely on the grounds of temporal succession.
This fallacy is also known by the Latin phrase cum hoc ergo propter hoc ('with this, therefore because of this'). This differs from the fallacy known as post hoc ergo propter hoc ("after this, therefore because of this"), in which an event following another is seen as a necessary consequence of the former event, and from conflation , the errant ...
Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin for 'after this, therefore because of this'; temporal sequence implies causation) – X happened, then Y happened; therefore X caused Y. [58] Wrong direction (reverse causation) – cause and effect are reversed. The cause is said to be the effect and vice versa. [59]
Post hoc (sometimes written as post-hoc) is a Latin phrase, meaning "after this" or "after the event". Post hoc may refer to: Post hoc analysis or post hoc test, statistical analyses that were not specified before the data were seen; Post hoc theorizing, generating hypotheses based on data already observed
It gets its name from the Latin phrase "post hoc, ergo propter hoc", which translates as "after this, therefore because of this". Sometimes one event really does cause another one that comes later—for example, if one registers for a class and their name later appears on the roll, it's true that the first event caused the one that came later.
post factum: after the fact: Not to be confused with ex post facto. post festum: after the feast: Too late, or after the fact post hoc ergo propter hoc: after this, therefore because of this: A logical fallacy where one assumes that one thing happening after another thing means that the first thing caused the second. post meridiem (p.m.) after ...
post hoc ergo propter hoc: after this, therefore because of this A logical fallacy that suggests that an action causes an effect simply because the action occurred before the effect. post mortem: after death Refers to an autopsy, or as a qualification as to when some event occurred. post mortem auctoris: after the author's death
Propter hoc may refer to: Cum hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: "with this, therefore because of this"), an informal fallacy suggesting that when two events happen together, one must cause the other Post hoc ergo propter hoc (Latin: "after this, therefore because of this"), an informal fallacy suggesting that when an event follows another event, the ...